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Vanillin

Vanillin (CAS 121-33-5) is one of the fragrance allergens the European Union requires to be named on a label once it passes a threshold. It is rarely something you added on purpose: 71 materials in this catalog carry it as a constituent, which is how a formula ends up over the line without a single line item admitting to it.

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What Vanillin smells like

The classic sweet, creamy vanilla note - powdery, balsamic and slightly phenolic - forming the sweet pole of nearly every amber accord. Cross-reference for the amber base trio (labdanum-benzoin-vanillin); powerful and extremely tenacious, and can discolor products.

It is a material in its own right, not only a line on a label: its catalog page carries the full profile.

Vanillin itself

Olfactive family
Gourmand
Volatility band
Base
Impact
8 of 10
Origin
Synthetic

Where Vanillin comes from on a shelf

10 of the 72 carriers in this catalog are naturals and 62 are synthetic. The heaviest carrier that is not the molecule itself is Sweet Vanilla (F-TEC), at about 30%.

Which materials carry Vanillin

MaterialEstimated content
Vanillin the material itself 100%
Sweet Vanilla (F-TEC) 30%
Vanilla Supreme 25%
V-Vanilla (F-TEC) 25%
Vanilla CO2 Extract 25%
Vanilla absolute 20%
Vanellia 319883A 16%
Amber Solid 12%
Gourmande (F-TEC) 12%
Black Opoponax 199699A 11%
Ambreine (F-TEC) 10%
Fixateur 404 10%
Amber (F-TEC) 8.0%
Ambre 83 8.0%
Ambreine Classic PW 8.0%
Chocolate (F-TEC) 8.0%
New Mown Hay (F-TEC) 8.0%
Oriental (F-TEC) 8.0%
Q-Queen of the Orient (F-TEC) 8.0%
Vanilla Tahitensis Absolute 8.0%
Fixateur 505 6.0%
Benzoin (F-TEC) 5.0%
Frangipani (F-TEC) 5.0%
Labdanum (F-TEC) 5.0%
Tonkarome 5.0%
Cherry (F-TEC) 4.0%
Flower Bouquet (F-TEC) 4.0%
Heliotrope Base (Heliotropin Replacement) 4.0%
Krishna Musk Givco 3.8%
Amberome Base PW 3.0%
Ambrette Seed (F-TEC) 3.0%
Caribbean Rum Extract 3.0%
Heliotrope (F-TEC) 3.0%
Mousse de Saxe 3.0%
Nut (F-TEC) 3.0%
Oakwood Absolute 3.0%
Prune (F-TEC) 3.0%
Prunol 3.0%
White Oak (F-TEC) 3.0%
A-Aldehyde (F-TEC) 2.0%
AmberNoir (F-TEC) 2.0%
Banana (F-TEC) 2.0%
Carnation (F-TEC) 2.0%
Cocoa Butter (F-TEC) 2.0%
D-Dairy (F-TEC) 2.0%
Fragrant Rice (F-TEC) 2.0%
Honey (F-TEC) 2.0%
Milk (F-TEC) 2.0%
O-Orchid (F-TEC) 2.0%
Persicol 2.0%
Raspberry (F-TEC) 2.0%
S-Spice (F-TEC) 2.0%
Strawberry (F-TEC) 2.0%
Styrax (F-TEC) 2.0%
Tonquitone 2.0%
Ambergris (F-TEC) 1.0%
Coconut (F-TEC) 1.0%
Coffee (F-TEC) 1.0%
Propolis Absolute 1.0%
Saffron (F-TEC) 1.0%
Tobacco (F-TEC) 1.0%
Peru Balsam Oliffac 0912 0.56%
Tonka bean absolute 0.50%
Vanilla Tincture 0.40%
Tonka Bean CO2 Extract 0.30%
Coconut Delight 0.30%
Pineapple Natpop 0.29%
Pralinol 0.20%
Hyraceum Signature Absolute 0.04%
Beeswax Absolute 0.03%
Whisky CO2 0.01%
Civet floraline 54 0.00%

Estimates from typical published compositions, not a certificate of analysis for your bottle. A supplier's own figures always win.

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